Characterization of semi-arid Chadian sweet sorghum accessions as potential sources for sugar and ethanol production

Authors :: Gapili Naoura
Yves Emendack
Nébié Baloua
Kirsten vom Brocke
Mahamat Alhabib Hassan
Nerbewende Sawadogo
Amos Doyam Nodjasse
Reoungal Djinodji
Gilles Trouche
Haydee Echevarria Laza
Source :: Scientific Reports, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2020)
Publication Year :: 2020
Publisher :: Nature Portfolio, 2020.
Abstract: Abstract Sweet sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) is an important crop in Chad that plays an economic role in the countryside were stalks are produced mainly for human consumption without any processing. Unfortunately, very little information exists on its genetic diversity and brix content. Studies performed in 2014 and 2015 showed that there were significant variations (p

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